Legal Review of Mono Grand Jury Report Continues

At a local Mammoth lunch gathering, Presiding Superior Court Judge Ed Forstenzer was quoted as saying that the currently submitted grand jury report was the most detailed report he had ever seen.

Attendees at the lunch said that the Judge reported that he found only two minor corrections and passed the report on to the County Counsel for review.

Some citizens wondered why the County Counsel would have a say over the report. When asked about that, County Counsel Marshall Rudolph said this years report has been handled the same as every year. He said the Grand Jury actually has three legal advisors the County Counsel, District Attorney and Presiding Judge. Rudolph said his department always reviews grand jury reports prior to release.

When will this years much watched report go public? Rudolph said he didnt know except to say that the report would be on its way back to the court. Rudolph is aware of the high level of interest and is working intently to finish the review.

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About Benett Kessler

Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.